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News of the University and the Harvard community
The Fiscal Crunch
Harvard and its schools are preparing for broad and potentially deep cost reductions.
Reopening the Doors to College
The United States must refresh the marriage of excellence and opportunity that characterizes American higher education at its best, argue sociologists Theda Skocpol and Suzanne Mettler.
Congratulations
The HAA clubs committee awards were presented February 5
The Alcotts, Père and Fille
John Matteson, who left the law to pursue literature, won a Pulitzer Prize for Eden’s Outcasts, his double biography of Bronson and Louisa May Alcott.
Connections Across Continents
How the Santiago project came to be
The Internet: Foe of Democracy?
The Internet, by allowing like-minded individuals to self-segregate, has had a polarizing effect on democracy, suggests Harvard Law School’s Cass Sunstein..
Turning Green into Gold
H. Jeffrey Leonard invests in green energy around the globe.
A Global Health View
A profile of Julio Frenk, new dean of the Harvard School of Public Health
Centered on Children
Under director Jack Shonkoff, Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child is publicizing the impact—for long-term good or ill—of early-childhood experiences.
Citing Recession, Yale Makes Deeper Cuts
Yale has announced a second, deep set of austerity measures; its reasons for doing so may cast light on the financial choices confronting Harvard.
Faust: University Will Slow Pace of Construction in Allston
Harvard will continue construction through 2009 while examining its options, which include pausing construction entirely.